Eelis Parssinen opened for 960,000 from the cutoff before he called a three-bet jam by Davidi Kitai to 3,282,856 from the small blind.
Davidi Kitai: 
Eelis Parssinen: 
The big slick held for Kitai with the 
coming out on the board to give him a double-up.
Aleksei "JokerFace" Barkov entered the day as a short stack but laddered up to seventh place for $234,787.
It appeared it would be Watson for a bit who would go out in seventh but instead Watson was the one that delivered the final blow to Barkov.
Niklas Astedt opened the cutoff for 800,000. Barkov jammed the button for 2,177,650. Watson four-bet jammed for 6,892,264 from the big blind and Astedt folded.
Aleksei "JokerFace" Barkov: 
Michael Watson: 
The 
ran out on the board and Watson soared past 10 million in chips while eliminating Barkov.
The lead went back to Niklas Astedt then over once again to Eelis Parssinen before Astedt took it over once again.
Astedt opened the button for 800,000 and Parssinen defended his big blind.
Parssinen check-called a bet of 726,500 after the 
landed on the flop.
The rest of the action was checked down with the 
coming on the turn followed by the 
on the river.
Parssinen turned over 
and Astedt won the pot with a better kicker on the paired board with 
.
Eelis Parssinen began the day in eighth place but now has the chip lead.
Niklas Astedt opened for 800,000 from under the gun and folded to a three-bet to 2,400,000 by Parssinen.
Level: 42
Blinds: 200,000/400,000
Ante: 50,000
David Yan opened for 700,000 from under the gun before he called a jam by Michael Watson to 3,253,632 in the small blind.
Michael Watson:
David Yan: 
Watson was flipping for his tournament life but doubled up after he nailed a set on the 
board to beat Yan's two pair.
Niklas Astedt reclaimed the chip lead after Yan lost some of his stack to Watson.
There were tons of fireworks during the first blind level at the final table but things have slowed down during the first half of the second blind level.
Level: 41
Blinds: 175,000/350,000
Ante: 45,000
Niklas Astedt opened from the hijack to 630,000 before he called a jam of 1,686,816 by Michael Watson in the small blind.
Michael Watson:
Niklas Astedt: 
Watson stayed ahead the entire way with the running out on the board to secure a second double up at the final table.
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